PS Engineering has introduced flightmate, an audio storage/recall system, included in the new PMA8000G. The flightmate system allows the pilot to record alert messages that can be triggered by some event or switch in the aircraft, like a stall warning or autopilot disconnect. These four logic inputs trigger specific messages pre-recorded by the pilot. In addition, there is […]
AVG Flying Tigers headline Atlanta Warbird Weekend dinner
PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia — Three World War II veterans of the legendary American Volunteer Group “Flying Tigers” will share their experiences at the Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) “Dinner with the Tigers,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the 57th Fighter Group restaurant at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear first-hand about […]
Fuel starvation brings down Piper
The pilot reported that the Piper PA 28-180’s engine lost power about five minutes after takeoff and that the starter would not engage to facilitate a restart. He executed a landing on a highway near Sulphur, La., during which the landing gear collapsed. After the accident, a first responder who held a pilot certificate examined the fuel […]
Picture of the day: Honoring his hero
Frequent contributor Megan Vande Voort sent in this photo, explaining: “It is my 7-year-old clapping for the great Bob Hoover (his hero) at this year’s AirVenture.”
Reckless behavior
I went to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl one January night in 1995. I remember several things about that night. First, I recall offering my jacket to my date, as it was unseasonably cold. Normally in January in the LA basin, summer temperatures prevail because of strong easterly Santa Ana winds scouring hot air […]
Schweiss Doors introduces hydraulic door wind pin
FAIRFAX, Minn. — Wind pins lock the door to the building structure similar to a bolt in a standard door lock. They are an integral structural link between the door and the building to resist negative wind loads. Schweiss Doors hydraulic doors now includes the application of hydraulic wind pins. Locking in wind pins – until now – was a […]
King Schools teams with NAFI
King Schools and the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) have reached a two-year agreement providing NAFI members an opportunity to take select King School courses for free, as well as get discounts on other courses and products. King Schools is now a NAFI Advocate Level Supporter, NAFI’s highest level of sponsorship. King Schools will […]
Grand opening of KISM airport administration building held
KISSIMMEE, Florida — The City of Kissimmee recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the new Kissimmee Gateway Airport Administration Building. After the ribbon cutting and flag raising ceremony, the city rededicated the new building to former City of Kissimmee Vice Mayor Jimmy Dyer, whom the original terminal building and Dyer Boulevard were […]
New Caravan and King Air customers to receive free maintenance
WICHITA – Textron Aviation has launched its Peace of Mind program, which provides up to two years or 400 hours of Textron Aviation’s ProParts and ProTech programs, as well as Pratt & Whitney’s ESPecially engine maintenance program, all free of charge for new King Air (pictured) and Caravan turboprop purchases from July 25, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2016, with […]